Letter-book.



RAYMOND DUNN OF STINESVILLE, IN-DIANA.

- LETTERTBOOK.

specification of nettem'ratet.

Patented sept. 2, 190e.

ppi-:msm and novembr e, 1901'. seran No. 401,374.

To all whom Vit maycmwern:

Be it known that l, RAYMOND A. DUNN, e

citizen of the United Sta.t.es,.residing at Stinesville, in the county of `r\ionroe and Sttte of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful- Im rovements inlLet-ter-Books, of which the .fo lowing is a specification, reference being hed to the accompanying drawinve.

iy invention relates to improvements in stationery and particularlyr to devices designed and adapted for mailing and havin combined in their construction letter sheets and an envelop therefor.

In the drawings illustrating the' principle of my invention and the best mode nov.' known to me of applying' that 'principle Figu re 1 is a perspective View of my 'new letter book; Fig. 2 is an end View of the same; Fig. 3 is e sectional detail showing -the msnner in which the envelop or cover is' sealed in place;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail illustrating the Inode of attachment of the tie-ribbons and Fig. 5 is e. detail in perspective showin the mode of foldinor inwardly the sealing te s.

My new mailing device is provided with a cover u, pasted upon the side b of which is en address card c u on whic11'rnay be inscribed the address of tie party t0 whom the letter.

book is sent. 'The side b is provided with sealing tubs d the face eof each of which is gunnned, so that when the. tabs d are folded inwardly, es is shown in Figs. 3 and 5 the gunnned faces e. will'be opposed to the inner fece of the side f of the cove-r. By rrioistening the faces e, the tabs l may be pasted to the inner face'of the side f1 In t inv'the tabs d inwardly, the fold is mede to lie mithin the `edges of the cover, which protesis the tf1-b3 from being rip ed ofi' during rensit 4o through the mails. etween the sides b, f ofthe cover a are inserted letter g which may be secured along one edze to the cover a in any suitable manner. @ein side b,-f is provided with n tie ribbon la; and before meilingthe letter book, the tie-riait;ons'l k are neatl tied, as shown in Fig. 2.

My new etter book is designed and adapted to serve as e. souvenir end may be properl -terined a. souvenir letter book. I

claim: A letter book consisting of a cover leaving two sides formed by folding the cover; ietter sheets inserted between seid sides;

tabs one end of each of which is sttsezed to 56 l the-inner fece of one side of seid cover and the other end of each of which is edepfxed 'to be folded inwardly around en edge of seid A letter sheets and to be pasted to the inner fece of the other side of seid cover with the 60 fold lying within the edges of s eid ver for protectioneyenst tearing; end ribbons festened to each of the sides of seid cove-.r and adapted to be tied together.

In testimony whereof I have herennoset my hand et said Stine-sville 1st ay of November, A. D., 1907, in the presence er the two undersigned Witnesses- RAYMOND 4. DUKE.

Witnesses:A

NELLIE MoHnNBr, Louis N. WILLIAMS. 

